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Scientific classification
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Neogastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Conoidea |
| Family: | Conidae |
| Genus: | Conus |
| Species: | C. vicweei
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| Conus vicweei
Old, 1973
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Conus vicweei, common name the Vic Wee's cone, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2]
Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all. [3]
Description
The size of the shell varies between 60 millimetres (2.4 in) and 91 millimetres (3.6 in). The colour is referred to as violet brown, with white to cream zigzag shaped lines reducing towards the lip and on the ventral side. [4]
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Distribution
This marine species occurs off Burma, in the Strait of Malacca, off India in the Lakshadweep Sea, and off Indonesia. It is a deep water species that occurs at depths of 70 metres (230 ft) to 200 metres (660 ft).
References
- ^ Kohn, A. (2013). "Conus vicweei". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2013: e.T192585A2121196. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.2013-1.RLTS.T192585A2121196.en. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ a b Conus vicweei Old, 1973. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 27 March 2010.
- ^ "Cone Snails". Divers' Advice Network. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
- ^ Preetha, K.; Ravinesh, R; Bijukumar, A (2015). "Record of the venomous Vic Wee's cone Conus vicweei Old, 1973 (Gastrapoda: Conidae) from Lakshadweep Sea". Journal of Aquatic Biology & Fisheries. 3: 121=123.
- Old, W. E. Jr. (1973). "A new species of Conus from Indonesian waters". The Veliger. 16: 58–60.
- Puillandre, N.; Duda, T.F.; Meyer, C.; Olivera, B.M.; Bouchet, P. (2015). "One, four or 100 genera? A new classification of the cone snails". Journal of Molluscan Studies. 81 (1): 1–23. doi: 10.1093/mollus/eyu055. PMC 4541476. PMID 26300576.
External links
- The Conus Biodiversity website
- Cone Shells – Knights of the Sea
- "Textilia vicweei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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